He scaled Google from startup to $2 trillion success, can Eric Schmidt now help save humanity from the dangers of AI? 

Eric Schmidt is the former CEO of Google and co-founder of Schmidt Sciences. He is also the author of bestselling books such as, ‘The New Digital Age’ and ‘Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit’. 

In this conversation, Eric and Steven discuss topics such as, how TikTok is influencing algorithms, the 2 AI tools that companies need, how Google employees leaked secret information, and the link between AI and human survival. 

(00:00 ) Intro 

(02:05 ) Why Did You Write a Book About AI? 

(03:49 ) Your Experience in the Area of AI 

(05:06 ) Essential Knowledge to Acquire at 18 

(06:49 ) Is Coding a Dying Art Form? 

(07:49 ) What Is Critical Thinking and How Can It Be Acquired? 

(10:24 ) Importance of Critical Thinking in AI 

(13:40 ) When Your Children's Best Friend Is a Computer 

(15:38 ) How Would You Reduce TikTok's Addictiveness? 

(18:38 ) Principles of Good Entrepreneurship 

(20:57 ) Founder Mode 

(22:01 ) The Backstory of Google's Larry and Sergey 

(24:27 ) How Did You Join Google? 

(25:33 ) Principles of Scaling a Company 

(28:50 ) The Significance of Company Culture 

(33:02 ) Should Company Culture Change as It Grows? 

(36:42 ) Is Innovation Possible in Big Successful Companies? 

(38:15 ) How to Structure Teams to Drive Innovation 

(42:37 ) Focus at Google 

(45:25 ) The Future of AI 

(48:40 ) Why Didn’t Google Release a ChatGPT-Style Product First? 

(51:53 ) What Would Apple Be Doing if Steve Jobs Were Alive? 

(55:42 ) Hiring & Failing Fast 

(58:53 ) Microcultures at Google & Growing Too Big 

(01:04:02 ) Competition 

(01:04:39 ) Deadlines 

(01:05:17 ) Business Plans 

(01:06:28 ) What Made Google’s Sergey and Larry Special? 

(01:09:12 ) Navigating Media Production in the Age of AI 

(01:12:17 ) Why AI Emergence Is a Matter of Human Survival 

(01:17:39 ) Dangers of AI 

(01:21:01 ) AI Models Know More Than We Thought 

(01:23:45 ) Will We Have to Guard AI Models with the Army? 

(01:25:32 ) What If China or Russia Gains Full Control of AI? 

(01:27:56 ) Will AI Make Jobs Redundant? 

(01:31:09 ) Incorporating AI into Everyday Life 

(01:33:20 ) Sam Altman's Worldcoin 

(01:34:45 ) Is AI Superior to Humans in Performing Tasks? 

(01:35:29 ) Is AI the End of Humanity? 

(01:36:05 ) How Do We Control AI? 

(01:37:51 ) Your Biggest Fear About AI 

(01:40:24 ) Work from Home vs. Office: Your Perspective 

(01:42:59 ) Advice You Wish You’d Received in Your 30s 

(01:44:44 ) What Activity Significantly Improves Everyday Life? 

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